Canberra cyclist uploads YouTube video of near miss with ACTION bus

An ACTION bus driver involved in a dramatic near miss with a cyclist last month will be counselled over the incident.

A video of the incident, filmed on the cyclist's mounted video camera last month, shows a double-length ACTION bus dangerously overtake a cyclist on King Edward Terrace in Parkes, near the National Library of Australia and Questacon.

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Justice Minister Shane Rattenbury used social media to encourage the cyclist to report the incident to officials and to ACT Policing.

Police have been contacted for comment.

A spokeswoman for Ms Fitzharris said separate footage from the bus confirmed it came within one metre of the cyclist.

"The footage was sent to the driver's depot manager who has interviewed and spoken with the driver and reviewed CCTV footage from the bus. The investigation is now complete," the spokeswoman said.

"The driver will be counselled in relation to this and a note placed on his file. ACTION will send an apology to the cyclist."

"The ACT government takes safety of cyclists on our roads very seriously and ACTION conducts intensive training for new drivers and undertakes refresher training and assessments on existing drivers which includes components on safer driving.

"In general, the frequency of incidents or collisions with cyclists is low."